Drive DeVilbiss Offers 3D Interactive Instructions for At-Home Medical Equipment Assembly
Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare is partnering with BILT Inc to make it easier for users to assemble products at home with the help of 3D, step-by-step instructions.
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Diagnosing, Managing Asthma During COVID-19
Objective tools that are useful in making a diagnosis and in management of asthma include spirometry and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO). However, there are complications and challenges in obtaining patient data with the changes brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Brightree Acquires Software Co SnapWorx to Boost CPAP Resupply Business
Brightree will acquire SnapWorx LLC, a software company that provides patient contact management and workflow optimization for the CPAP resupply market.
Oxygen Therapy and COPD Patient Mobility
Researchers examined the factors associated with low levels of physical activity in daily life (PADL) in patients with COPD and found a connection to oxygen therapy devices.
Read MoreRemoving the Gaps in Patient Monitoring from Hospital to Home
Despite innovation and process shifts, clinical realities like staff rotation, patient transport, and more can create gaps that affect clinicians’ ability to provide the highest quality care.
Read MoreAmerican Medical Association Releases 2020 CPT Code Set
The American Medical Association (AMA) announced the release of the 2020 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set containing identifiers and descriptors assigned to each medical, surgical, and diagnostic services available...
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Reducing Infants' Unnecessary Doctor Visits Starts with Mom
An online intervention with real-time information on locally circulating viruses may reduce mothers’ intentions to visit their primary care doctor to treat infants’ respiratory tract infections.
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Caffeine May Prevent PGE1 Respiratory Disorders
Caffeine may prevent prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) induced respiratory complications in infants treated for congenital heart defects.
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ResMed Launches Automated Resupply Program for PAP Users
ResMed has launched its automated ResMed ReSupply solution for all US home medical equipment (HME) providers.
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Medicaid Seniors Less Likely than Medicare Seniors to Survive Nursing Home after ICU
Seniors who are insured by Medicaid are less likely to survive in a nursing home after an ICU stay than seniors covered by Medicare and commercial insurance, according to ATS 2018 research.
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Philips Forms Strategic Alliance with IncreMedical
The collaboration will provide post-acute care management solutions for health systems monitoring home care patients.
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Obese Heart Surgery Patients Require Significantly More ICU Resources
After heart surgery, obese patients tend to require additional ICU services and longer recovery times when compared to non-obese patients, resulting in increased costs and labor.
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Flu Virus Can Overcome Mutations
Researchers demonstrated that in rare instances, influenza viruses handicapped by a single mutation can overcome their disadvantage with the aid of other mutations — a phenomenon known as epistasis.
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Responsive Respiratory Celebrates 15th Year
Responsive Respiratory is celebrating its 15th anniversary as a leader in high pressure home oxygen equipment and supplies, according to a company news announcement.
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DME Company Partnership to Create Finance Options for Home Care
DME provider Apria and CarePayment have partnered to offer financing solutions to patients who receive critical home medical equipment and home care supplies.
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